A 10-year permission for the development which will consist of the phased extension of the existing food manufacturing…

Application details

Planning reference

2460987

Council

Tipperary County Council

Proposal description

A 10-year permission for the development which will consist of the phased extension of the existing food manufacturing facility comprising: 1) construction of an 11,267 m² extension to the existing food manufacturing facility, including: (a) cold storage areas; (b) two-storey office space, toilet block, and drivers’ area; (c) new processing, packing, intake/dispatch areas; (d) electrical plant, maintenance rooms, and external steel access staircases; (e) new gas tanks, transformer compound, and pipe bridge; 2) construction of an 1,500 m³ storage building for packaging and machinery; 3) extension of existing wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) buildings (primary: 107 m², secondary: 250 m²); 4) construction of an 110 m² waste collection building; 5) extension to the existing water treatment plant (WTP) building (70 m²); 6) expansion of the high temperature (HT) plant room (64 m²); 7) construction of 4 no. tanks; 8) installation of 3 no. bunded kerosene tanks (50,000 L each); 9) construction of a 16 m high boiler stack; 10) construction of new internal access roads (c. 8,825 m²); 11) creation of a 520 m² internal courtyard area; 12) construction of a 630 m² external storage compound; 13) construction of a 3,120 m³ stormwater attenuation pond and discharge line; 14) installation of a standby treated effluent discharge pipeline (1,490 m); 15) realignment and expansion of site boundary, including new boundary walls, fencing and planting; 16) provision of an additional 8 no. truck parking spaces; 17) relocation of the existing fuel tank and weighbridge; 18) expansion of the existing sprinkler pump house (24 m²); 19) conversion of 22 no. existing car spaces including 1 no. accessible space to 22 no. EV car spaces as required and provision of 30 no. bicycle parking spaces; 20) installation of new site lighting; 21) demolition of existing buildings and structures (total 1,840 m²); and 22) all ancillary site development works and services to facilitate the development including drainage, landscaping, temporary construction compound and utility connections. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with this application

Location / address

Dew Valley Foods , Holycross Road Thurles , Co. Tipperary

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

18 Nov 2024

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

15 Dec 2025

Final grant date

27 Jan 2026

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   18 Nov 2024

2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

   15 Dec 2025

3. Final grant

   27 Jan 2026